Tyson Fury discusses whether he will return to boxing ring again

The former heavyweight World champion has sparred recently with 19-year-old prospect Daniel Dubios, who makes his professional debut tomorrow against Marcus Kelly.

Fury has tipped him for a bright future - but looks unlikely to be back in the near future.

"I thought he was fantastic,” he said in an interview with BoxNation.

“He reminded me of myself when I was 19, very tall and big and strong and ambitious.

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“I’m not back in the gym but I heard a lot about this young lad so now I can say I’ve sparred with a young king coming up”

Tyson Fury on Daniel Dubios

"He’s a good kid and he’s one for the future for sure.”

Despite videos emerging on Twitter of the pair sparring in a training session in Fury’s gym in Bolton, he confirmed it was a one-off and hasn’t been back in a proper training camp.

He added: “I’m not back in the gym but I heard a lot about this young lad so now I can say I’ve sparred with a young king coming up.”

On his personal Twitter account Fury had rustled a few feathers by implying he had plans for a May return but has now confirmed that won’t be happening.

The 28-year-old appeared in Manchester yesterday to support WBO World lightweight champion Terry Flanagan ahead of his defence against Petr Petrov tomorrow night and looked to have been substantially heavier than he is optimum fighting weight.

He did however, not completely rule out a return to the ring in the near future saying: “Let’s just say big poppa never reveals. But you never can tell, can you?

“I’m still lineal champion, I’m still Ring magazine champion but like I said many times once I leave it’ll go back to its boring, boring place that it was before with a pack of a**e kissers and yes men and that’s what you’ve got now. No real talk.”